Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unearned

/ənˈɝnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: un-earned
IPA: /ənˈɝnd/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Etymology

From un- + earned.

Inflected Forms

unearnt (alternative)

Phrases

unearned income unearned increment

Rhymes With

turned learned returned concerned earned burned adjourned unconcerned unturned churned spurned yearned

Questions

How do you pronounce unearned?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənˈɝnd/.
What does unearned mean?: Not earned.
Where does unearned come from?: From un- + earned.

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